Alex Gaumond
Alex Gaumond (born 9 April 1978) is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter and filmmaker best known for his involvement in West End theatre. He plays series regular gendarme Caron, the chief of police in Sainte Victoire, in the Channel 5 television series The Madame Blanc Mysteries, starring Sally Lindsay.[1]
Alex Gaumond
- Actor
- singer
- songwriter
- filmmaker
2000–present
On stage, Gaumond is best known for playing the leading roles of Galileo in the Queen musical We Will Rock You, Emmett in the original London production of Legally Blonde and Miss Trunchbull in the RSC's Matilda.
Early life[edit]
Gaumond was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to French speaking parents.
He moved to the UK in 1997 to study at Guildford School of Acting where he graduated with a 1st class BA (Hons) in 2000.
Stage career[edit]
2000–01 (Miss Saigon)[edit]
After completing his degree at GSA in 2000, Gaumond made his professional debut that very same year in the ensemble of Miss Saigon in the Philippines. Gaumond also understudied the leading role of Chris in that production and went on to perform in the same musical in Hong Kong and Singapore in 2001.
2002–04 (The Full Monty)[edit]
2002 saw Gaumond make his professional West End debut at the Prince Of Wales Theatre where he understudied the roles of Malcolm, Jerry and Ethan in The Full Monty. He then played the role of Malcolm in the 2004 UK touring production.
2002–09[edit]
Between 2002 and 2009 Gaumond made a number of appearances in a variety of UK national tours and London shows, including Guys And Dolls (Donmar Warehouse production), Desperately Seeking Susan and Sunday in the Park With George (5 times Olivier Award winning production[2]).
He also played the role of Tom Jenkins in Scrooge at the London Palladium. During this show he recorded a cast album with the show's star, British icon Tommy Steele.
Music career[edit]
Gaumond headlined his first solo show on 22 May 2011 at the Leicester Square Theatre, where he performed a mix of covers and original material, as well as some duets with special guests including Ramin Karimloo.[42]
On 24 June 2012, Gaumond released his first single "'Here I Am", a new version of the song co-written and originally performed by Bryan Adams. He launched the release of his single with a performance at West End Live in Trafalgar Square in front of 20,000 people, as one of three recording artists invited to perform their solo material amongst all the West End shows featured in the programme.[43]
Filmmaking[edit]
Gaumond produced his first short film in 2021, titled Two and a Half Minutes. Co-written by Gaumond and director Ako Mitchell, the film received its world premiere screening at the Paris Short Film Festival on 19 September 2021, where it won an Audience Award. It also won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Berlin Flash Film Festival and a Special Mention Award at the international short film competition Global Shorts, based in Los Angeles, California, and was nominated for the San Francisco Indie Short Festival. Gaumond plays the role of Lucas in the film, and wrote and sings the main song from its soundtrack, titled "Les Amoureux".